Kentucky · Private foundation
May Wetherby Jones Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $154k
- Granted FY2023
- 27
- Grants FY2023
- 27
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 89%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 24 to 27
- FY2022 to FY2023
- Total assets, FY2023
- $2.1M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 89% of the organizations May Wetherby Jones Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 85% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 27 | $154k | 89% |
| FY2022 | 24 | $140k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Filson Historical Society Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul Council of Louisville Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Healing Place Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St John Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dare to Care Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Morton Center Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Smoketown Family Wellness Center Corp | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Louisville Free Public Library Foundatio | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Historic Homes Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Metro United Way Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Filson Historical Society Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul Council of Louisville Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Healing Place Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St John Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dare to Care Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Morton Center Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Smoketown Family Wellness Center Corp | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Louisville Free Public Library Foundatio | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Historic Homes Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Metro United Way Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Printing House for the Blind Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| the Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Louisville Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Home of the Innocents Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fund for the Arts Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| 21st Century Parks Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Whittier Home Association | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Louisville Foundation Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Speed Art Museum | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Historic Middletown Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($177k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget May Wetherby Jones Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About May Wetherby Jones Foundation
- How much does May Wetherby Jones Foundation give?
- May Wetherby Jones Foundation reported 27 grants totaling $154,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 27 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does May Wetherby Jones Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2023, its largest causes are Human Services (8%), Arts & Culture (4%), Recreation & Sports (3%).
- Who are May Wetherby Jones Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2023: The Filson Historical Society Inc ($10k), Society of St Vincent de Paul Council of Louisville Inc ($10k), The Healing Place Inc ($10k).
- Does May Wetherby Jones Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 89% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does May Wetherby Jones Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as May Wetherby Jones Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Gheens Foundation Inc, Snowy Owl Foundation Inc, V V Cooke Foundation Corporation.
- Where is May Wetherby Jones Foundation based?
- May Wetherby Jones Foundation is based in KY.
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